President Joseph Kabila was supposed to step down at the end of his term in 2016. By clinging on to power he threw the Democratic Republic of Congo into a vicious cycle of deadly conflict.
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What can international law do to help curb the use of a lethal, indiscriminate weapon?
The wars in Syria and Iraq are products of secretive decision-making by the executive. Their disastrous consequences are evidence of the need for war powers reform.
Thousands of Liberian women have banded together to bring about peace and to fight for women’s rights. They’ve changed the face of the African nation.
The Trump administration’s change of US policy toward Iran has reinforced hardliners’ ambitions and nationalistic feelings, complicating an already difficult situation in the region.
Does ancient Greek war hawk Pericles provide clues to a besieged Donald Trump’s next move? War has always been a helpful distraction for cornered world leaders.
If the US, simply focuses on trying to hunt down jihadist leaders in Niger it will be missing an opportunity to address the underlying causes of violence in the region.
Constructing large dams can provide much needed electricity for Myanmar. But this can also threaten the livelihoods of millions.
Northern Ireland has a tourist circuit steeped in death and disaster – is this a good thing?
Bear-man conflicts have made news in the Alps but history tells a story of a possible cohabitation.
Attacks by Fulani herdsmen on communities in West Africa are increasing in number and in sophistication. Regional and national authorities must respond promptly to arrest the threat.
Conflict and poverty further deepen the impacts of climate change, resulting widening income inequality between women and men.
The push for accountability in Syria exposes the challenges of international criminal justice.
Moral disputes are a product of independent minds with independent agendas. Thus, there is little reason to see ourselves as unbiased sources of righteousness.
Deadly, ineffective and generally fated to fall, border walls are multiplying and becoming the new normal in international relations.
A certain combination of demographics and corruption can lead to political upheaval.
Already one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian disasters, the situation in Yemen is only getting worse.
The impact of peace education or human rights courses ultimately depends on how teachers – who may not be neutral – implement them.
The figures have been taken out of context.
Last month South Sudan announced a dramatic increase in the cost of aid-worker permits from $100 to $10,000. It’s now backtracked on the decision.
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Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University
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Professor, Institute of African Studies, University of Leipzig
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Professor Emeritus in Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester
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Professor of Political Science and Department Chair, Boston University
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